Sahih al-Bukhari 494

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Chapter: The Sutra of the Imam is also a Sutra for those who are behind him

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by Ibn Umar 5 narrators

Ishaq bin Mansur al-Kausaj Atbāʿ Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn > 170 AH – 251 AH 'Abdullah bin Numayr Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn ~115 AH – 199 AH 'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar bin Hafs Tābiʿī >70 AH – >140 AH Nafie' Tābiʿī ~30 AH – 117 or 119 AH Ibn Umar Companion 10 BH/613 CE – 74 AH/693 CE

Narrated Ibn `Umar:Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came out on `Id day, he used to order that a Harba [??] (a short spear) to be planted in front of him (as a Sutra for his prayer) and then he used to pray facing it with the people behind him and used to do the same while on a journey. After the Prophet (ﷺ) , this practice was adopted by the Muslim rulers (who followed his traditions).

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 494

In-book reference

Book 8, Hadith 141

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 1, Book 9, Hadith 473

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا خَرَجَ يَوْمَ الْعِيدِ أَمَرَ بِالْحَرْبَةِ فَتُوضَعُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، فَيُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَا وَالنَّاسُ وَرَاءَهُ، وَكَانَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فِي السَّفَرِ، فَمِنْ ثَمَّ اتَّخَذَهَا الأُمَرَاءُ‏.‏

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